Instead of being apprehensive and flummoxed like he was at first, Ji Leng had now become used to Lin Xun's unbelievable tactics.

Moreover, having accompanied the latter all the way so far, he would feel an indescribable satisfaction and joy every time they captured a city.

Ji Leng finally understood what people called the sense of conquest!

Recently, he had even become a little bit addicted to this feeling…

“We’ll continue tomorrow. Let's find a place to rest.” Lin Xun walked off.

“We still want to continue, Senior?” Ji Leng was dumbfounded.

As far as he was concerned, they should have accumulated enough enmity for Region Lord Heikong. There was no need to even doubt that the greatly infuriated Region Lord Xuening would definitely find him to settle this.

“As faithful and devoted subordinates, of course we have to do our best to help Master Heikong,” replied Lin Xun casually.

The corners of Ji Leng's lips twitched.

Faithfully and devotedly pushing Master Heikong into hell, you mean?

However, at the thought that he could continue going on campaigns with Lin Xun, his heart was on fire. In a dark and chaotic world, every ambitious man aspired to wield his weapon and make an unparalleled achievement for himself!

While Ji Leng was well aware that he was only a follower, it didn't stop him from enjoying this feeling of conquering the world.

Hm?

Lin Xun suddenly frowned as an inexplicable, palpitating chill creeped up his heart. He quickly looked up at the extremely distant horizon.

Almost at the same time, the Bodhi sapling quietly appeared on his palm, glistening with a turquoise green haze.

A taboo tribulation power that ordinary people could not detect swept through the far sky over Frosty Air Region like a storm.

“He's here…” Lin Xun's eyes deepened as he realized that it was most likely the new Nameless Esteemed Emperor!

After a quiet moment of pondering, Lin Xun continued on his way.

In the presence of the Bodhi sapling, he wasn't worried about being detected by the taboo tribulation power.

However, he knew chances were high that the Nameless Esteemed Emperor had come to the Underworld for him!

Meanwhile, Ji Leng behind Lin Xun was oblivious from start to end.

As a matter of fact, not to mention supreme Saints like Ji Leng, even Emperors would hardly be able to detect the fluctuations of the taboo tribulation power in the Ancient Nebula Underworld.

In front of the two, an undulated mountain range came into view that was shrouded in a churning, baneful air.

Lin Xun chose a random peak and sat down cross-legged. He intended to rest here before resuming his conquest tomorrow.

However, he woke from his meditation shortly after.

He got up and went to the cliffside. Standing there, he leisurely took a sip from his green wine gourd.

Rustle~

The distant void tumbled, from which splendid rainbows emerged in succession and transformed into people.

The leader of the group was a graceful, white-robed man. Every time he blinked, a divine light meandered, intimidating beyond measure.

“Lu Xian!” Ji Leng's face suddenly changed. How could he not recognize Region Lord Xuening’s right-hand man who was a powerful supreme quasi-Emperor?

Upon seeing the people following Lu Xian, Ji Leng's heart lurched to the bottom. This was clearly a group of quasi-Emperor experts!

Twenty-nine of them!

“Finally found you…” Lu Xian's eyes were fixated on Lin Xun in an instant, his face terrifyingly cold.

His group had been searching for Lin Xun's whereabouts after he had received the order from Region Lord Xuening.

Lin Xun's traces had been erratic and caused him to come away empty-handed many times. As such, a boiling rage and killing intent had been building up in him. ꭆÀΝŏBĚş

Although they had never met before, Lu Xian concluded at a glance that the young man carrying the old sword case and drinking from the green gourd was Sword Demon Daoyuan!

Lin Xun glanced at them with a natural expression. “You guys are really slow.”

This kind of reaction made Lu Xian frown. He forced down the killing intent that was close to bursting out in his heart and said, “Daoyuan, I'm quite curious, who gave you the courage to even forsake your own life?”

Lin Xun gave him a half-hearted reason, “As Lord Heikong's subordinate, I naturally act on his orders.”

Lu Xian snorted, “Acting on his orders? So if he orders you to die, you’ll follow it?”

Lin Xun laughed, “It can't be helped. One day, the world will understand how faithful and devoted I, Daoyuan, am to Lord Heikong.”

Next to him, Ji Leng's lips twitched.

Lu Xian was also stunned, then his face sank. “Now that death is knocking at your door, I'd like to see how loyal you actually are!”

While saying this, he had already jumped to action.

Boom!

A bronze spear flowing with a brilliant light appeared in Lu Xian's hand. His aura also changed, causing heaven and earth to quake and the terrains to collapse one after another in continuous rumbles.

“Attack!” he shouted, his might like a god as he shot toward Lin Xun while wielding his spear. The strength of a supreme quasi-Emperor was fully demonstrated at this moment.

“Die!” The quasi-Emperors behind Lu Xian also struck out without delay.

They were all ruthless characters who had lived in the Underworld for many years, each having experienced countless bloodshed. Their skills and techniques were undeniably powerful and tyrannical.

When they attacked together, the region was thrown into disarray, the stars dimmed, and even the void beyond was plunged into turmoil.

Ji Leng shivered as his face turned white with fear. He almost dropped to the ground paralyzed.

He was merely a supreme Big Saint whose strength was far below that of quasi-Emperors. There was absolutely no way he could resist the latter. If Lin Xun hadn’t been by his side, then he would have surrendered in a heartbeat…

Now, he could only pin his hope of survival on Lin Xun, which he had no certainty for…

In Frosty Air Region, a supreme quasi-Emperor plus a group of quasi-Emperors could simply make anyone despair!

“With a gut so small, how can you hope to become the lord of a region in the future?” Lin Xun's voice rang out.

Ji Leng was startled and almost went crazy.

My good senior, this is what you care about in this kind of situation?!

Lin Xun had already made his move while asking that question.

With a calm demeanor, he took a light step into the air.

Kaboom!

Heaven and earth seemed to swap. The fabric of space crumpled as if it had been subjected to the suppression of a deity.

The group of charging quasi-Emperors suddenly staggered like they were also under that pressure. Their attacks also started to show signs of disorganization.

Lu Xian suffered the smallest impact as his bronze spear kept splitting the void with an unstoppable momentum and a ferocious might.

Lin Xun made no attempt to evade. When the spear approached, he reached out and grabbed it. Like a snake being pinched by its weak spot, the bronze spear that flowed with the might to destroy the world was firmly trapped.

Lu Xian's pupils shrank. Letting out a loud roar, he mobilized all of his strength, and immediately, terrifying, bloody runes surfaced on the spear with eye-piercing light.

However, no matter how hard he tried, the spear was unable to escape Lin Xun's grasp!

“Is this all you’ve got? No wonder you can only serve as underling of a regional lord,” sighed Lin Xun with disappointment.

Lu Xian's face drastically sank as he felt a tsunami of monstrous force from his spear, which then entered him through his right arm.

Boom!

The next second, blood dripped from his seven orifices, and he was viciously sent flying.

Before he could stabilize himself, a terrifying pressure swept over him, pressing him to his knees with a bang while he was still mid-air!

His mind went blank in that instant, horror filling his pupils.

How…how is this possible?

As a supreme quasi-Emperor, he had always been a proud expert who never paid attention to ordinary cultivators. But today, he got suppressed in one fell swoop!

The quasi-Emperors who were still a distance away felt their scalps go numb. They also hadn’t expected to see a character of Lu Xian’s caliber in this powerless state.

“Run!” They listened to their instinct and fled without hesitation.

Lin Xun waved his sleeve.

Boundless sword qi whistled out and poured down like a rain, so radiant and blazing that they stole the color from this side of the world.

Ji Leng had seen such a scene before.

It had been outside Nightmare City, when Butcher Meng had furiously come at them with a group of subordinates. However, the other party had been covered by a sky-blotting rain of swords in an instant.

When the sword qi had dissipated, Butcher Meng's group had been reduced to blood all over the soil.

This time, that same ocean of swords had appeared again. It was only that the targets were each many times more powerful than Butcher Meng.

The result, however…was the same.

When the ocean of swords dissipated, the twenty-nine quasi-Emperors under Region Lord Xuening had become a rain of blood that sprinkled down the air and slowly dyed the earth red.

It wasn't much of a difference from the fate of Butcher Meng and his group.

However, Ji Leng still froze and stared blankly, while waves of shock stirred within him.

Saints weren’t enough for Lin Xun, and neither were quasi-Emperors!

Kneeling in the void, Lu Xian, who was crazy in rage, was also dumbstruck. His pupils dilated and his soul flew off.

Twenty-nine quasi-Emperors had been slaughtered in the blink of an eye!

Who else in the world could do this except Emperor experts?

However, Lu Xian was certain that Sword Demon Daoyuan wasn’t one. Although his aura was unfathomable, he didn’t have the might that belonged to the Emperor Stage!

This meant the other party was a supreme quasi-Emperor just like himself, but his battle prowess was stronger and more terrifying.

“Ji Leng, how angry do you think Region Lord Xuening would be if Lu Xian also turns traitor?” Lin Xun's voice rang out, jolting Ji Leng out of his shock.

He blurted out, “Region Lord Xuening will lose his mind if that happens.”

Only after saying this did Ji Leng realize what Lin Xun planned to do, and he looked at Lu Xian with a touch of pity.

Poor fellow, I’m afraid he’s going to have to live in fear of Senior Daoyuan from now on…

“Want me to surrender? Delusional!” Lu Xian's voice resounded loudly and clearly, his expression resolute and ruthless.

A moment later.

He was kneeling respectfully, meek as a tamed beast, with awe and fear of Lin Xun written all over his face.

The contrast between the before and after was so stark that Ji Leng’s eyes and jaw were wide open.

This is a supreme quasi-Emperor, but even he couldn't escape the subjugation of Nightmare Dread?

Lin Xun stood in the air, his clothes fluttering as he asked with a smile, “See, Ji Leng? We've done so much for Lord Heikong. If you were him, would you still be able to refrain from taking advantage of this situation?”